Publications

In Canada, a worker is a worker is a worker

The country’s largest labour organization says it’s time for everyone who works in any of Canada’s provinces, territories, cities and towns – whether they work in a home, a factory, or a field – to be treated equally, including thousands of migrant workers who may (or may not) call Canada home. “Working people who bring their skills and their labour…

CLC urges Finance Ministers to commit to universal expansion of the CPP

After a lifetime of hard work, no one should have to retire in poverty. But if you or a family member is worried about being able to afford to retire, you’re not alone. Today, nearly two in three working Canadians – that’s 11 million workers – have no workplace pension plan. With baby boomers about to retire in unprecedented numbers,…

All Canadians must support reconciliation

Today, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released its final report documenting the dark history and legacy of Canada’s residential school system, in which more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children were subjected to systemic racism, abuse and other forms of mistreatment. The final report, formed after six years of collecting testimony from more than 6,500 survivors, makes…

Collaborative approach will be key to realizing Canada’s climate change obligations

The Paris COP21 Climate Change Summit has culminated in an agreement that commits governments to the long-term goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C by the second half of this century. The agreement mandates reviews of emission reduction plans starting in 2018, signalling a commitment by all countries to phase out fossil fuels and reduce emissions to zero by the…

Labour unites with business, faith and community groups to support Syrian refugees

Canadian unions are uniting with business, faith and community groups to welcome and support the resettlement of the thousands of Syrian refugees due to start arriving in Canada shortly. “We welcomed the Canadian government’s commitment to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees, and understand that we now have a responsibility to do our part and support that commitment in every way possible,”…

Let’s see more “real change” on Canada’s human rights record

Ten years ago, our federal government was forced to call a public inquiry into the role played by Canadian officials in the overseas detention and torture of a Canadian citizen – Maher Arar. Through that inquiry, led by Justice Dennis O’Connor, we learned that our own security and law enforcement agencies had mislabeled him a terrorist, and that their actions…

Labour, business, faith and community groups unite to support Syrian refugee resettlement

(Ottawa) Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Chantal Tie, Representative of the Canadian Council for Refugees and Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship will discuss how they and other organizations are uniting to welcome and support the resettlement of Syrian refugees…

Labour leaders meet with Ministers Freeland and Mihychuk on Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal

Canadian labour leaders met with Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade; her Parliamentary Secretary, David Lametti; and MaryAnn Mihychuk, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour this morning to kick off consultations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. “We are very encouraged that the ministers have reached out to us to start what we know will be an ongoing discussion about whether this…

Canadian Labour Congress Optimistic After Today’s Throne Speech

The Canadian Labour Congress is pleased by the tone of today’s Speech from the Throne, which indicated renewed commitment to key election promises. “We were pleased to see mention of important issues in today’s Throne Speech, like support for Syrian refugees and creating jobs through infrastructure investments, and we’re looking forward to working with the government to make sure they…

On Dec. 6, CLC focuses on domestic violence in the workplace

It has been more than 25 years since 14 women were murdered at Montreal’s École Polytechnique. And yet, women and girls in Canada still face violence in their homes, schools, workplaces, and communities every single day. For the past two years, the Canadian Labour Congress has been spearheading an initiative to address the impact of domestic violence in the workplace.…